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TIPS FOR WRITING ON A BLOG II:

TIPS RELATED TO FORM:

-Don’t write excessively long posts

-Do not deal with more than one topic in a post

-Use medium or big size types.

-Use Garamond or Trebuchet which are friendlier on the screen than Arial or Times.

-Think about the purpose of your writing and be as clear as possible.

-Make a plan for your writing.

-Divide your text in paragraphs separated by double space.

-Take your audience into account and use the appropriate register: you write differently whether you are addressing your friends or your family or your teachers etc…

-Blogging is not texting on your mobile or writing quickly on a mail format. Your style can be informal but has to respect communicative rules.

-Respect spelling and punctuation rules. Use a spellchecker and have your text corrected before editing.

-Write a first draft. Redraft, revise, proofread before editing.

-Use hypertext to complete or expand your ideas.

-If you want to create debate in the community of bloggers, end you writing with a question or a problem-like structure.

-If you are expressing facts, summarize the main contents of your writing in the last paragraph to make yourself clear.

-Do not give too much information (facts, links etc) or you risk discouraging your reader.

-Use relevant images, video, slide presentations or podcasts to make your writing more entertaining.

ENJOY BLOGGING!!!!!!!

Adapted from different sources:

• Manifiesto Blog (Eventoblog 2006). http://www.eventoblog.com/manifiesto/
• Diez consejos para la legibilidad de un blog docente. http://www.actilingua.net/2006/01/10-consejos-para-la-legibilidad-de-un.html
• Educastur.Web Social Educativa 2.0.Aplicación didáctica de los blogs. http://www.slideshare.net/nestoralonso/blogs-y-educacin
• Blood, R. Ten tips for a better Weblog. http://www.rebeccablood.net/essays/ten_tips.html
• http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netiquette
• Valero, A. Cómo escribir un artículo de blog. http://avalerofer.blogspot.com/2007/01/cmo-escribir-un-artculo-de-blog.html

TIPS FOR WRITING ON A BLOG I:

TIPS RELATED TO CONTENT:

-Blogs are to inform and to be informed.

-Blogs are intended to think, write, share and participate

-Write about yourself and about the world: “The more engaged you are with your subject, the more interesting your writing will be.”

-Be personal and creative.

-Be critical. Try to get information from different sources and try to compare and contrast different points of view.

-Cooperate actively with the rest of the bloggers.
-Respect bloggers’ freedom of speech.

-Respect lifestyles different from yours.

-Express your own ideas freely.

-Listen and read other bloggers’ opinions.

-Make suggestions, give your opinions about things: blogs reinforce democracy and individualism.

-Accept criticism.

-Encourage dialogue with the community of bloggers.

-Welcome new bloggers.

-Be accurate. Do not make up facts or figures. Be responsible for your contributions.

-Always mention the sources of your information. Allow your readers access to your primary sources.
ENJOY BLOGGING!!!!!!!

Adapted from different sources:

· Manifiesto Blog (Eventoblog 2006). http://www.eventoblog.com/manifiesto/

· Diez consejos para la legibilidad de un blog docente. http://www.actilingua.net/2006/01/10-consejos-para-la-legibilidad-de-un.html

· Educastur.Web Social Educativa 2.0.Aplicación didáctica de los blogs. http://www.slideshare.net/nestoralonso/blogs-y-educacin

· Blood, R. Ten tips for a better Weblog. http://www.rebeccablood.net/essays/ten_tips.html

· http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netiquette

· Valero, A. Cómo escribir un artículo de blog. http://avalerofer.blogspot.com/2007/01/cmo-escribir-un-artculo-de-blog.html